A Home and DIY Blog
I’m still in the middle of making over our playroom and turning it into a “tween” hangout, so stay tuned for that full makeover soon! Today I’m showing you how to make a DIY slatted coffee table with hairpin legs, which is one of the projects I did for the room. This is an easy and…
If you’ve followed me for a while then you know that we’ve been having a rental property renovated to sell. If you missed the process you can check out the “before” here and the progress here and here. I also refinished the bathtub (here) and made over the bathroom vanity and countertop (here). I’m excited to share this final townhouse…
I’m currently making over our playroom and turning it into a “tween” hangout space (stay tuned for that makeover coming soon!) and the boys really needed more shelving for books and LEGO sets. I decided to put my own modern “glam” spin on the typically industrial style DIY pipe bookshelf. I love the gold, and…
We are in the process of renovating a rental property to sell, and one of the things that desperately needed attention was the bathtub in the upstairs hall bathroom. It wasn’t in our budget to replace it, so today I’m going to show you how to refinish a bathtub on a budget. The refinishing kit…
With all 3 of my kids home for digital learning, they each need a dedicated work space. Since Jake has been using Jonah’s desk which is just too small, I decided to build him a new DIY plywood desk with hairpin legs. I built Aiden this one a couple years ago, so I wanted Jake’s…
As many of you know, we’ve been renovating our townhouse which is a rental property we are getting ready to sell. Most of the work has been done by contractors, but I took on a few projects myself, including the one I’m sharing with you today. I’m going to show you how to cut out…
I’m excited to share this modern dining room makeover with you today! I teamed up with Mohawk Home for this room makeover, and I’ll share the details on the new rug below. First, let’s talk about what our dining room used to look like. This was the OG dining room when we first moved in…
You all may remember I recently shared a post about our yard and the ivy problems we have. I also sat down with Dr. Therese Mascardo of Exploring Therapy to discuss common neighbor issues and she gave some great advice on how to resolve them. (Check out that post which includes a video of our…
This project involved quite a bit of trial and error, but that’s because I don’t really have experience with drawers and I sort of designed this piece as I went along. Today I’ll show you how to build this DIY dining room buffet table (or console table) and share what I learned along the way….
We are currently having our rental property renovated to sell, and while we hired contractors to do the bulk of the work, I did head over there recently to work on this DIY bathroom vanity and countertop makeover. I’m excited to share the before and after with you and walk you through what I did! (For…
As part of Home Depot’s ProSpective program, I have the opportunity to try out lots of awesome new tools. Many of them have become regular “go to” tools in my rotation that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise discovered. Today I’m excited to share a few of the latest RIDGID tools I received, and tell you…
This week we’re keeping it simple. I’m going to show you how to make this DIY magazine holder that I threw together for my living room/home office. This is an easy project and would be great for beginner woodworkers. (You can check out the YouTube video here.) Project Supplies: (Affiliate links included. As an Amazon…
